In the current context where a wide range of legal disabilities for gays have been removed without obviously disastrous consequences, this would suggest that civil unions ought to be the next step. (johnquiggin.com)
It will require us to affirm same - sex couples as couples, pairs that rightfully and without any shame or legal disability do what married couples do: have sex, form households, have and raise children. (firstthings.com)
This is different from a service dog, which is a properly selected and trained dog that is used to provide support for a dog owners with legal disabilities such as blindness, hearing loss, seizures, PTSD, and such. (samthedogtrainer.com)